# Journal Suggestor

> Free, open-source web tool that turns a manuscript title and abstract into an evidence-backed shortlist of academic journals. It searches OpenAlex for research with a similar focus, ranks the journals behind those articles, and lets authors inspect the matching evidence, compare fees and public records, and save a shortlist. No account, no manuscript storage; shortlists stay in the visitor's browser.

Key facts:

- Live site: https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/ (single-page static app; all descriptive content is in the HTML and readable without executing JavaScript)
- Data source: OpenAlex (https://openalex.org), public scholarly metadata; requests are proxied through a Netlify serverless function with a daily request allowance
- Source code: https://github.com/harshvardhaniimi/journalsuggestor (MIT-style open source; issues and pull requests welcome)
- Companion working paper: Ranjan, P., Agarwal, R., & Harshvardhan, M. (2026). "How to identify an appropriate journal for your manuscript: A predictive modeling approach." DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21744301
- The site has three sections, all served from the root page: Find journals (suggestions from title/abstract), Check a journal (public record lookup), and Methodology (how ranking works, journal-quality guideline, privacy, limitations)

## Documentation

- [Website](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/): the full application, including the Methodology section with ranking method, daily access limit, journal-quality guideline, privacy notes, and credits
- [README](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harshvardhaniimi/journalsuggestor/main/README.md): project overview, features, feedback channels, and citation formats
- [Changelog](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harshvardhaniimi/journalsuggestor/main/CHANGELOG.md): version history
- [Citation metadata](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harshvardhaniimi/journalsuggestor/main/CITATION.cff): machine-readable citation file

## Methodology (anchors on the main page)

- [How the suggestions are made](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/#ranking-method)
- [What is OpenAlex?](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/#what-is-openalex)
- [Daily access limit](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/#daily-access)
- [Guideline to identify journal quality](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/#journal-quality-guideline)
- [Privacy](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/#privacy)
- [Feedback and feature requests](https://journalsuggestor.netlify.app/#feedback)

## Optional

- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/harshvardhaniimi/journalsuggestor/issues): report errors or request features
- [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/): the underlying open catalogue of scholarly works